Give a name to an ip in lua wireshark

Name resolution and Lua are independent of each other; and Wireshark Lua has no built-in API to control name resolution, but you can do it with the following instructions (untested).

1. Make sure name resolution is enabled in preferences: Preferences > Name Resolution > Enable network name resolution

2. Creates a hosts file at:

   • %APPDATA%\\Wireshark\\hosts (Windows)
   • ~/.wireshark/hosts (*nix)

3. For each custom name, add an entry to the hosts file on a new line in the form of:

   {ipaddress} {name}

Ex: This hosts file has 3 custom name resolutions:

192.168.1.1 wifi_router
192.168.1.2 wifi_clientA
192.168.1.3 wifi_clientB